The Doctor Returns (2013)
“With each step, she made herself believe that this would go well, that they would find the words to explain, words that would somehow ease the humiliation encompassing her every step toward the bottom, where Neill’s mother and daughter waited.
Sherri’s courage deserted her when she saw the look of displeasure in the woman’s eyes. She turned to Neill. “I’d better go.”
He squeezed her hand. “No, I want you here with me.”
Sherri waited, hoping Neill could distract Morgan with the oppor...tunity to watch TV or play a video game, or anything that would allow the conversation between his mother and them to take place. She calmed her discomfiture with thoughts of her condo, her ever-patient cat and the quiet solitude of her own private space.
“Dad! What’s going on?”
His mother squeezed her granddaughter’s shoulders. “Morgan, honey, why don’t you get a snack from the refrigerator?”MoreLess
Sherri’s courage deserted her when she saw the look of displeasure in the woman’s eyes. She turned to Neill. “I’d better go.”
He squeezed her hand. “No, I want you here with me.”
Sherri waited, hoping Neill could distract Morgan with the oppor...tunity to watch TV or play a video game, or anything that would allow the conversation between his mother and them to take place. She calmed her discomfiture with thoughts of her condo, her ever-patient cat and the quiet solitude of her own private space.
“Dad! What’s going on?”
His mother squeezed her granddaughter’s shoulders. “Morgan, honey, why don’t you get a snack from the refrigerator?”MoreLess
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